| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus multipunctatus Ser. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 1: 362 (1824) |
| Native Range | w. Crete, e. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | stems erect, leaves linear, acute, entire, long, flowers solitary, bracts ovate, long mucronate, calyx verrucose-punctate, petals variegate, dentate |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | pink-purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dianthus lineolatus Bové ex Delile Dianthus strictus ssp. multipunctatus (Ser.) Mouterde ex Greuter & Burdet |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, SIN Sinai) |